The Simpsons and sexual metaphors this week on The A.V. Club

New this weekAfter years of complaints, we bent to the public will and began covering notable web series and short-form TV in 15 Minutes Or Less. First up, Issa Rae, whose Awkward Black Girl series has been successful enough to earn her an ABC pickup for her new pilot, I Hate L.A. Dudes.

We also had a yen to know what our readers are reading, so we started a new monthly AVQ&A about the our most recent reads. Tasha Robinson, Keith Phipps, and Josh Modell start us off.

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We got an early start on our holiday hate with a This Was Pop about the “sleighful of barely tolerable holiday cheer” coming in for Christmas.

Nathan Rabin took on That’s My Boy for My World Of Flops. Sample quote: “It’s a film where incest and statutory rape aren’t merely the subject of tasteless, unfunny jokes. Incest and statutory rape are pretty much the cornerstones of the film’s plot.”

Todd VanDerWerff made a case for Suburgatory being one of TV’s best dramas. Not bad for a show that started as a live-action cartoon.

Teenage mutant ninja turtle and animaniac Rob Paulsen talked to us about playing all of your favorite ‘80s and ‘90s cartoon characters. We made our best effort not to crack Fight Club jokes.

We talked about the celebrities we hope stay scandal-free, and inadvertently think of a bunch of terrible things they could get do. At least none of our ideas are as disappointing as the real-life Kevin Clash case.

Genevieve Koski once more allowed you to laugh at her pain with ghost pepper sorbet and eggnog fudge at the National Chocolate Show in Taste Test.

If you’ve always wanted to know what it would be like to be Nerf’s spokesman, Devon Sawa can give you an idea. He also talked about Nikita and Now And Then.

Terrence Malick entered the New Cult Canon with The New World, which is either a stylized retelling of an American origin story or endless shots of waving grass, depending on who you ask. We, of course, think it’s a classic.

What are we arguing about this weekIn what may be the least surprising entry to ever grace this section, Kyle Ryan’s 10 Episodes on The Simpsons is our most commented-on article this week. We only read the first thousand comments, but the gist seems to be that Kyle forgot all of the greatest episodes. Please leave your suggestions for why the list is invalid in the comments. We promise to treat all suggestions with equal weight.

The A.V. Club in your townNew York, Austin, Arlington, VA, and Denver, the New Cult Canon tour is coming to you next. Come drink free Mike’s Hard Lemonade and watch Bad Santa or Black Christmas. Denver and Austin will even get a post-show Q&A with Black Christmas actress Margot Kidder. To buy tickets and see if the tour is coming to your town, check out our website for the tour.